up the ante

Verb

 * 1)  To raise the stakes of a hand of poker.
 * 2)  To take an action that raises the stakes, i.e. that increases the chances of conflict.
 * 3)  To render something more difficult.
 * 4)  To render something more desirable.
 * 1)  To render something more difficult.
 * 2)  To render something more desirable.
 * 1)  To render something more desirable.
 * 1)  To render something more desirable.

Translations

 * Dutch: de inzet verhogen
 * Finnish: korottaa panoksia
 * French: faire monter les enchères, augmenter la mise, monter la barre, mettre la barre plus haut,
 * Hungarian: emeli a tétet
 * Italian: alzare la posta
 * Polish: podnosić stawkę
 * Portuguese: aumentar a aposta, subir a aposta
 * Romanian: mări miza,
 * Russian: поднима́ть ста́вки, подня́ть ста́вки
 * Spanish: redoblar la apuesta
 * Swedish: öka insatsen
 * Ukrainian: підніма́ти ста́вки, підня́ти ста́вки
 * Vietnamese:, chơi gà